HC Deb 16 June 1997 vol 296 cc64-9W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list by cattle breed the number of cattle clinically confirmed as having BSE in the United Kingdom for each year since 1985, together with an estimate of the total number of resident cattle of each of these breeds within the United Kingdom in each year, indicating the percentage that the number of confirmed cases represents for each breed of cattle. [13568]

Mr. Rooker

The number of cattle confirmed as having BSE in the United Kingdom in each year from 1985 are listed by cattle breed in the table:

Breed 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 11997
Brown Swiss x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brown Swiss x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Brown Swiss x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brown Swiss x Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Canadian Angus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Canadian Angus x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Canadian Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charolais 0 0 2 11 17 41 103 116 66 54 18 5
Charolais x 0 0 0 6 7 31 69 102 72 51 23 2
Charolais x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Charolais x Friesian 0 0 0 0 4 27 54 47 33 16 10 1
Charolais x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0
Charolais x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 I 1 0 0 0
Charolais x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Charolais x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
Charolais x Murray Grey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Charolais x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0
Charolais x South Devon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Chianin x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Chianina x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Chianina x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Devon 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 10 5 3 2 0
Devon x 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 4 3 2 0 0
Devon x Blonde D'Aquitaine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Devon x Friesian 0 1 0 1 6 3 16 19 14 9 3 0
Devon x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
Dutch Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Friesian 3 86 2,089 6,008 11,615 21,065 29,572 26,676 18,632 10,958 6,054 893
Friesian x 0 0 0 0 11 40 98 96 48 25 15 2
Friesian x Ayrshire 0 0 0 2 6 15 22 22 16 6 2 1
Friesian x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 1 11 41 39 27 19 11 1
Friesian x Blue Grey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Friesian x Galloway 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0
Friesian x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 5 5 3 0 0
Friesian x Holstein 0 16 127 204 388 637 999 1,231 1,179 816 490 99
Friesian x Longhorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Friesian x Normandy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Friesian x Red Poll 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Friesian x South Devon 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 7 5 0 0 1
Galloway 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0
Galloway x 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0
Galloway x Aberdeen Angus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Galloway x Devon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Galloway x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Galloway x Saler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Galloway x Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Galloway x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gelbvieh 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 9 1 0 3 0
Gelbvieh x 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
Gelbvieh x Charolais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gelbvieh x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0
Gelbvieh x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gloucester 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gloucester x 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guernsey 0 2 19 64 146 221 332 302 198 123 68 8
Guernsey x 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 0
Guernsey x Devon 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Guernsey x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1
Guernsey x Merse Rhine Issel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guernsey x Murray Gray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Guernsey x Red Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Guernsey x Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Hereford 0 0 1 24 44 82 138 144 100 60 23 4
Hereford x 0 0 9 65 141 362 727 830 574 386 195 30
Hereford x Aberdeen Angus 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Hereford x Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 1 3 0
Hereford x Devon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hereford x Friesian 0 4 21 106 242 571 1,150 1,370 755 433 212 29
Hereford x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
Hereford x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hereford x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0
Hereford x Red Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Hereford x Shorthorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
Hereford x Simmental 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 10 7 4 4 1
Hereford x South Devon 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Highland 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 3 2 0
Highland x 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Highland x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Breed 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 11997
Holstein 0 2 62 147 272 475 475 399 267 164 113 27
Holstein x 0 0 0 0 8 42 128 103 87 22 13 1
Holstein x Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 0
Holstein x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jersey 0 0 19 60 135 210 323 290 230 114 68 12
Jersey x 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1
Jersey x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Jersey x Charolais 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 0
Jersey x Devon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jersey x Friesian 0 1 3 2 4 10 11 4 9 5 2 2
Jersey x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jersey x Welsh Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Limousin 0 0 1 10 13 46 96 114 88 56 39 4
Limousin x 0 0 0 0 28 87 217 335 221 159 94 19
Limousin x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Limousin x British White 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Limousin x Friesian 0 0 2 12 32 92 246 308 183 123 44 8
Limousin x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0
Limousin x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 6 1 3 0
Limousin x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0
Limousin x Jersey 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 3 2 1 1 0
Limousin x Luing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Limousin x North Devon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Limousin x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0
Lincoln Red 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0
Lincoln Red x 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Longhorn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1
Luing x 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Luing x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Marchigiana 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Meuse Rhine Issel 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 2 2 2 1 1
Meuse Rhine Issel x 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Meuse Rhine Issel x Ayrshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Meuse Rhine Issel x Friesian 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 0
Meuse Rhine Issel x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Murray Grey 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 8 6 3 1 0
Murray Grey x 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 1 1 0
Murray Grey x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 1
Murray Grey x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Murray Grey x South Devon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Normandy x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Normandy x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
North Devon 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 0
North Devon x 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
North Deveon x Friesian 0 0 0 2 1 5 8 9 1 4 2 0
North Devon x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Not Recorded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Piedmontese 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
Piedmontese x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Piedmontese x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Red Friesian 0 0 2 8 28 50 72 45 48 20 9 2
Red Friesian x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Red Fr x 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Red Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
Red Holstein x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Red Poll 0 0 0 1 4 2 6 6 11 2 5 1
Red Poll x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Red Poll x Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Red Poll x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Romagnola 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Romagnola x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Romagnola x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Saler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0
Saler x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Shetland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Shorthorn 0 2 2 20 8 21 44 67 47 23 16 0
Shorthorn x 0 0 2 2 3 7 14 11 13 5 3 0
Shorthorn x Blue Grey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Shorthorn x Friesian 0 0 0 0 4 9 12 11 4 3 4 0
Shorthorn x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shorthorn x Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Shorthorn x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Shorthorn x Merse Rhine Issel 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shorthorn x Red Friesian 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Shorthorn x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Simmental 0 0 2 11 16 52 123 150 I 1 1 71 32 6
Simmental x 0 0 0 0 15 72 213 299 195 144 95 12
Simmental x Angus 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Breed 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 11997
Simmental x Belgian Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Simmental x Friesian 0 1 2 8 28 69 239 242 166 106 50 6
Simmental x Galloway 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Simmental x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0
Simmental x Highland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Simmental x Holstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
Simmental x Lincoln Red 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Simmental x Luing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
South Devon 0 0 2 4 4 14 20 33 19 5 8 0
South Devon x Aberdeen Angus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
South Devon x Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
South Devon x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
South Devon x 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 2 0 0
South Down 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sussex 0 0 1 1 5 2 4 16 9 4 6 0
Sussex x 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 3 8 0 1 1
Sussex x Devon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sussex x Friesian 0 0 0 1 5 5 7 14 16 12 3
Sussex x Limousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Sussex x Simmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Welsh Black 0 0 1 4 1 4 8 19 11 5 1 0
Welsh Black x 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 7 2 0 1
Welsh Black x Friesian 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 0
Welsh Black x Hereford 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh Black x Limousin 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
White Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 1 194 76 271 599 291 370 296 217 148 138 39
Total 4 318 2,493 7,193 14,160 25,244 36,989 34,828 24,394 14,537 8,114 1,255
1 1997 Figures for GB to 11 June 1997. 1997 figures for NI to 6 June 1997.

My Department does not hold data on the numbers of resident cattle by breed.